[sudo-discuss] sudo-discuss Digest, Vol 24, Issue 4

[Romy Ilano]

All I can say is, kudos for doing it!



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Romy Ilano
romy at snowyla.com



On Sat, Oct 4, 2014 at 11:20 AM, <sudo-discuss-request at lists.sudoroom.org>
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>    1. Re: Can you provide a little feedback on my hardware project
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> Date: Sat, 04 Oct 2014 11:20:37 -0700
> From: hol at gaskill.com
> To: Autonomous <autonomous666 at gmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: [sudo-discuss] Can you provide a little feedback on my
>         hardware project on Kickstarter?
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> oh wow i missed that - the sata feature would be a huge plus. how far
> along are you in board layout?
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> On 2014-10-03 15:07, Autonomous wrote:
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> > Oh, sorry it is not a Raspberry PI project. It will use an A20 based
> clone of the Raspberry PI model B+.
> >
> > I am putting the finishing touches on a separate Indiegogo project
> called the "Shoofly PI" and will be launching soon. It is an open source
> hardware design with the same layout as the Model B+. People can build
> their own Shoofly PI for maybe $20-30 cost per unit to produce. Attached is
> a high-level design layout:
> >
> > On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 1:27 PM, <hol at gaskill.com> wrote:
> >
> > it looks like a pretty cool OS, but $500k seems a little steep for
> developing another raspberry pi OS mashup. how do you envision that money
> being allocated? are there free alternatives that people will choose over
> this one? I like the concept of pre-packaging alot of software in an sd
> card image for newbies and I think generally people will be willing to pay
> extra for that at least until enough copies are distributed for it to be
> readily available as a torrent. good luck and keep us posted!
> >
> > On 2014-10-02 10:28, Autonomous wrote:
> >
> > I developed a Linux based OS for the Allwinner A20 and Raspberry PI that
> has a Mac-like user interface and 3D POV gaming engine. The project also
> includes many open source Quake and Halflife game modifications, as well as
> a collection of other open source games. The purpose of this Kickstarter
> project is to raise funds to manufacture an A20-based board that has the
> same form factor and IO connections as the Raspberry PI Model B+, and will
> fit into a Model B+ case.
> >
> https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1429174725/orion-ogs-affordable-3-in-1-computer-media-and-gam
> [2]
> >
> > I am also launching a separate Kickstarter campaign with the same OS
> distro on a 16GB SD card for the Raspberry PI. It includes some unique
> software that I have developed for the RPi.
> >
> > I would certainly appreciate any feedback you may have on this project.
> The marketing people working with me on this are from the entertainment
> industry and have some interesting connections. We don't have many backers
> as yet because we are doing a soft-launch and will ramp up marketing and
> promotion shortly.
> >
> > Thanks!
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